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7 ways to refine your app’s user experience

Nov01
by on November 1, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Insider, startup, YEC, yec.co, Young Entrepreneur Council

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Nothing will sink your app faster than terrible user experience. But in the rush to develop and launch (and build plenty of ‘cool’ features), many teams overlook the most important person in the entire process: the user. Curious about some quick and easy techniques for refining user experience, I asked several tech founders in YEC the following question: What is the no. 1 tip you’d give an entrepreneur who wants to refine the user experience on his or her app? Why is it important? Their best answers are below. 1. Ask Your Sibling to Test the App Then ask 10, 20, or 50 more…

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Vooza’s data scientist solves a problem that’s worried men since the dawn of time

Nov01
by on November 1, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, Videos

Vooza’s smug data scientist is back, and this time he’s answering one of life’s great questions. Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world regularly shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one.

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The anatomy of the perfect Facebook post: Exactly what to write to get the best results

Nov01
by on November 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. You post to your Facebook page, hoping you’ve hit upon something that works. How great would it be know that the post you just published had the best chance of maximizing clicks, likes, and comments. Facebook posts especially—given the dramatic dip in reach—can feel like a mystery. How do you create the perfect Facebook post? Does the perfect Facebook post even exist? I went looking for answers and came across a heap of best practices and examples of what goes into a perfect Facebook post. Check out the results below, test out…

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Everything you need to know about building a mailing list

Nov01
by on November 1, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Mention blog. In both his election campaigns, President Obama’s team relied heavily on email marketing to raise funds. In 2012 for instance, email fundraising was responsible for nearly $690 million in donations. To raise this kind of money through email marketing, Obama’s team had to accomplish two goals. First, they had to build an email list with millions of people. Second, they had to motivate those people to donate. If emails can become the largest digital fundraising source for a future President, only imagine what an active email community can do for your business!…

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Everything you need to know about building a mailing list

Nov01
by on November 1, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

mailinglist
This post originally appeared on the Mention blog. In both his election campaigns, President Obama’s team relied heavily on email marketing to raise funds. In 2012 for instance, email fundraising was responsible for nearly $690 million in donations. To raise this kind of money through email marketing, Obama’s team had to accomplish two goals. First, they had to build an email list with millions of people. Second, they had to motivate those people to donate. If emails can become the largest digital fundraising source for a future President, only imagine what an active email community can do for your business!…

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